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im·mu·ni·ty
\ə̇ˈmyünəd.ē, -ətē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Latin immunitas, from immunis + -itas -ity
1.
a. : freedom or exemption from a charge, duty, obligation, office, tax, imposition, penalty, or service especially as granted by law to a person or class of persons
b. : a freedom granted to a special category of persons from the normal burdens and duties arising out of a legal relationship with other persons
< legislative immunity >
< judicial immunity >
2. obsolete : unrestrained license or an instance of it
3.
a. : lack of susceptibility (as to a natural hazard)
< this alloy has complete immunity to rust >
< no one has assured immunity from error >
b. : freedom from or security against something noxious or injurious
< the long immunity of America from outside threats or dangers — D.W.Brogan >
4. [French immunité, from immun + -ité -ity] : a condition of being able or the capacity to resist a particular disease especially through preventing development of a pathogenic microorganism or by counteracting the effects of its products — see active immunity, acquired immunity, natural immunity, passive immunity |